Our Talks and Videos
Rosiland Ballingall
Hi All, The Rosiland saga has sat with me for over the 40 years that I have lived in Plett. I remember her as we shared a cafeteria at UCT. She was tall good looking with a dress down to the ground. Us Architects did not chat up the Hippy chicks. I moved to Plett got...
The origins of the Clumber Church
IN THE vale of Clumber in the Eastern Cape, 5km from Bathurst just off the Shaw Park road, lies Clumber Church. Situated on a knoll this is the third Church to be built on this spot by the Nottingham Party and descendants of the 1820 Settlers. This knoll was given the...
The most callous mass migration of people in the history of the British Empire
Our second talk was held at Formosa Garden Village – commemorating 200 years since the arrival of the 1820 settlers. Courteney Bradfield spoke about the arrival of the 1820 settlers in what has been described as “The most callous mass migration of people in...
FOREST HALL HISTORY A HOT TOPIC
ARTICLE CREDIT: Knysna Plett Herald – Correspondent Yolandé Stander | Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 08:01 Enthusiasm for Plettenberg Bay’s history was tangible on Friday 19 August as more than 150 locals and visitors gathered at the iconic and historic...
The Rise & Fall of the Brenton Blue Butterfly
Our first talk was held at Sky Villa where members and friends enjoyed views over Plettenberg Bay while listening to a most informative talk by Graeme Young on the Brenton Blue Butterfly which rather like the Van Plettenberg Historical Society, has survived against...
Epic Map produced by the Van Plettenberg Historical Society
See original article here: http://www.theheritageportal.co.za/notice/epic-map-produced-van-plettenberg-historical-society Following hard-on-its-heels of the ground-breaking introduction of a heritage identification programme for Plettenberg Bay and its environs...
Dr Mark Brown: 20 years of conservation in Plett
20 years of conservation in Plett.The developing role of the Nature’s Valley Trust Dr Mark Brown, Program Director, Natures’s Valley Trust. https://youtu.be/b1RqPBtthzY?si=aoigwjAwM9VJ1ifq
David Hall-Green: British Repertory Theatre in the 1960s
“Rep”, as it has been known for scores of years, has been the hard-knocks training ground of many famous (and not so famous) actors. Although for obvious reasons, the vast majority of them have been British, there have been a few South Africans who have taken...
Dr. Clive Noble: The History of Fine Art
The period of Modern Art discussed is between 1870 and 1970. Starting with the Impressionists and ending with Abstract Expressionism. https://youtu.be/0UNWplN6_yc
Curtis Marean – Palaeoscience Research
https://youtu.be/b1RqPBtthzY Videoed & Edited by Fred Vorster – Follow on Youtube